Study for a Magdalen, from La Farge folio #861, one of 18 drawings Artist: John La Farge (American, 1835–1910, M.A. (Hon.) 1896)

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ca. 1867

Prints and Drawings

By appointment, Duffy Study Room
Medium

Red chalk

Dimensions

sheet: 6 1/4 × 4 1/2 in. (15.9 × 11.4 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John Hay Whitney

Accession Number

1990.12.13

Geography

Made in United States

Culture

American

Period

19th century

Classification

Drawings

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Estate of the artist, NYC, 1910-1911; [sale, American Art Galleries, NYC, 29-31 Mar. 1911 (849)]; purchased by Mrs. Payne (Helen Hay) Whitney, NYC, 1911, until her death in 1944; to her son, John Hay Whitney, 1944 until his death in 1983.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Inscriptions

Inscribed at LL: for the Magdalen; Numbered on mount at LL: 816.

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